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“Gone missing”
By
Sandy Nguyen
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FAde In:
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Scene description/opening: Matthew(16) had gone missing for
a year now and his parents stopped the investigation for their son’s case.
Seyi(15),mattews little sister, refuse to stop the investigation because she
has a feeling that he’s still out there somewhere.
seyi
Why are you giving up? Isn’t he your son?!
Mother
Of course he is and he will always be, but we need to move on
from this it’s been a year already
father
Your mother is right
seyi
No she it not. Dad I can feel Matthews existence, I know he’s
out there
mother
Enough! It already hard for me to face this why are you
pushing it?
Seyi walks away
yelling & in tears
Seyi
Because you’re wearing you mother title wrong!
FATHER
Seyi come here right now!
Seyi
Why so you can wear the mother title?
(Seyi runs to her room & and her nanny followed)
nanny
Sweet heart, I’m here for you
seyi
Go away!
nanny
There
there
(Nanny comes over and comforts seyi)
seyi
Why don’t they have faith?
Scene description:
Nanny holds seyi as she wept
FAde Out:
Fade in:
Scene description/opening: Mother and father in the room
discussing about a certain date.
Mother
We have another giving
to Jacob
father
Her birthday is in a month we need to be prepared
mother
How are we going to do it this time?
Seyi walks away
yelling & in tears
father
Short and simple
mother
I understand
father
Make sure no one sees you prepare
(the mother nod and
walked into a mirror)
father
Ouh dear Jacob please bring the glory and the finest
(seyi enters)
seyi
Dad, I’m sorry
father
What are you doing barging into the room without knocking?!
Me and your mother taught you better
seyi
I’m sorry I didn’t mean too I came to apologize to you &
mom. I know what I said was wrong. I was just so angry and I took over me. I …
I just really miss Matthew.
FATHER
I understand, we all miss him sweet heart. Come here (father
hugs seyi) apologies accepted
SEYI
Ouh daddy where’s mother? I need to apologize to her too
FATHER
Your mother is busy right now you can talk to her later
Scene description:
father comforts seyi
FAde Out:
Scene description/opening: Nanny discovers a secret path way
into a chamber she never knew about. Nanny hides because she saw seyi’s mother
doing something weird gestures and talking to mid air.
mother
(mumbles) trackoutrack ouulotd ashumbatik
Nanny
What is she doing? Who is she talking too? What do though
symbols mean?
Mother
(continues to mumble then opens a closet Mathews body comes
forward. Nanny gets scared, tripped over a vase)
Mother
Whos there?! Come forward now!
Nanny runs out of the chamber and bumps into seyi
NANNY
Seyi! Your brother!
I saw your brother
SEYI
Slow down nanny, where did you see him?
NANNY
Basement , chamber, your mother
SEYI
What? My mother? What about my mother?
NANNY
Your mother, dark magic!
SEYI
Dark magic? What are you talking about
NANNY
Come with me now!
(Nanny runs to her room with seyi and opens a book filled
with symbols)
